There is an unshakable authenticity about the work of the painter Robert Jones here displayed in an illustrated biography.

With over 100 illustrations, John Chapman’s Lancashire looks at the much-changed urban landscape of the North West, bringing to life the hustle and bustle of Lancashire’s busy streets, its railway stations and quaysides. A superb watercolour artist working in the area he knows best.

In this book Marion Whybrow records the life and work of the artist and the important role he played in supporting younger artists in St Ives intent on exploring abstraction. These ‘Moderns’, who once outraged the art establishment, are now recognised as underpinning the new movement in British art and owe much to Borlase Smart.